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Uber to implement paid protection benefits for 150,000 drivers Employee BenefitsTaxi and delivery organisation Uber is to introduce paid protection benefits and one-off life event payments for 150000 independent contractors across the UK ... View the full article

Uber car 'had six seconds to respond' in fatal crash BBC NewsThe self-driving car spotted a woman crossing the road six seconds before killing her, a report says. View the full article

Uber to provide sick pay and parental leave Transport NetworkThe GMB union has hailed what it called 'a hard-fought victory' after Uber agreed to give drivers insurance cover providing benefits such as sick pay and ... View the full article

Law.com Critical Mass: How SCOTUS Roiled Class Action Bar. Plus, Why 'Bristol Myers' Defense Failed in Pa. Case Law.com Bloomberg had this story about the ruling's impact on the Uber driver classification case. But there are limits. The Seyfarth Shaw blog post noted that the ruling has no impact on government ... A Pennsylvania state court judge gave more detail for why ... View the full article

Uber appeals against licence loss in Brighton & Hove BBC NewsUber can continue to operate in Brighton & Hove until the appeal is determined. View the full article

Law.com Inside Track: Is Uber's #MeToo Move Enough? | Trump Trouble at Novartis, AT&T Law.com ... discrimination claims. In an email on Wednesday he said, “… while I understand that for some, our policy changes and unprecedented commitment to data transparency may not be enough, I am proud that Uber's announcement yesterday represents ... View the full article

Leicester Mercury 'Uber for coaches' company Sn-ap launches in Leicester, with trips to London from just £5 Leicester Mercury Sn-ap is an on-demand coach provider, and has been compared to taxi service Uber. The company, which has already launched in Nottingham, Bristol and Cardiff, kicked off its Leicester to London service on Tuesday 8 May outside Highcross . An example of ... View the full article

'Uber for coaches' company Sn-ap launches in Leicester, with trips to London from just £5 Leicester MercuryAn innovative new coach company launched its latest *service* in Leicester this week. Sn-ap is an on-demand coach provider, and has been compared to taxi ... View the full article

'Uber for coaches' company Sn-ap launches in Leicester Leicester MercuryAn innovative new coach company launched its latest *service* in Leicester this week. Sn-ap is an on-demand coach provider, and has been compared to taxi ... View the full article

'Uber for coaches' company Sn-ap launches in Leicester, with trips to London from just £5 Leicester MercuryAn innovative new coach company launched its latest *service* in Leicester this week. Sn-ap is an on-demand coach provider, and has been compared to taxi ... View the full article

Uber reveals "skyport" proposals for flying taxi services DezeenStout cylindrical towers that cars can fly inside are among the proposals imagined for Uber's fleet of taxi aircrafts, as plans for UberAir push ahead. View the full article

Uber unveils drone-like "flying car" prototype for 2023 aerial taxi service DezeenUnveiled this week at the second annual Elevate summit in Los Angeles, Uber's latest "flying car" prototype looks more like a giant drone than a helicopter. View the full article

Uber driver who raped passenger then took a selfie with her jailed for 12 years The IndependentAn Uber driver who raped a passenger in the back of his car before taking a selfie with her, has been jailed for 12 years. Muhammad Khurram Durrani dropped ... View the full article

Is the humble bus set to become history? CityMetricIn 1890, no one foresaw the rise of the internal combustion engine: horses were the fastest means of transport, and a status symbol. Today, society stands at a ... View the full article

CityMetric Is the humble bus set to become history? CityMetric The UK has added 45,000 more private hire vehicles in the last year, driven by Uber and similar ride-sharing companies. These organisations are dominant in London, but they are becoming more active in other metropolitan areas. Uber rolled out to eight ... View the full article

Daily Star Dogging that ends in death: Syfy's Siren offers twisted take on mermaid fantasy Daily Star But with HBO confirming Game Of Thrones won't be back until 2019 at the earliest and the third season of Netflix's The Crown also not expected to air until next year, many of us need something to fill the box set shaped void in out lives. Step forward ... View the full article

Uber driver 'who ploughed into 11 people in South Kensington' in court Daily MailEXCLUSIVE: Juma Ali Omar appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court where he was accused of ploughing into tourists near the Natural History Museum in ... View the full article

Financial Times Daily briefing: Trump hush money, 'bonehead questions', mantis shrimp Financial Times The chief executive refused to answer “boring bonehead questions” about the group's financial sustainability. Shares in the group then fell more than 8 per cent. (NYT). Patchy training for driverless car testers. After one of Uber's driverless cars hit ... View the full article

Want a Ride? Use Uber. Want a Prostitute? Use an App Psychology TodayIn today's world you can find pretty much anything if you just know which smartphone app to use. Looking for a nearby restaurant? Try OpenTable, UrbanSpoon ... View the full article

BQ Live Sn-ap bags £3.4m to revolutionise intercity coach travel BQ Live In this latest investment round of £3.4m, lead investors ADV and Oxford Capital join existing investors Kindred Capital as well as industry angels who cumulatively have funded Sn-ap's expansion with £6m in just 20 months; almost the same trajectory as ... and more » View the full article

Bristol Live Video shows vandals lobbing rocks and trashing Yo Bike in Bristol park Bristol Live “It's the building opposite Castle Park. I filmed them at around 3.58pm. I haven't reported it to the police as I didn't want to necessarily go through all the process of reporting and exposing myself.” YoBike is an amalgamation of Uber and Boris Bikes ... and more » View the full article

Bristol Live Bristol weather: Full forecast for the week beginning Monday, April 23 Bristol Live Read More. Bristol Uber fares skyrocket as massive tropical thunderstorm engulfs city. Friday and Saturday will both be cloudy days, with temperatures settled in the low teens. Both days should brighten up a little in the evening but there's also a ... and more » View the full article

The Independent Even after the Brexit earthquake, there is still life in the government's Nudge Unit The Independent For decades, universities have struggled with the challenge of widening access, of convincing capable and qualified pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to pick up a Ucas form and apply to universities that are only too happy to take them. An ... View the full article

Uber under fire for massive price surge as soon as thunderstorm kicks in - with £5 trip costing up to £20 Mirror.co.uk Decision-makers at Uber regularly increase prices for busy Friday and Saturday nights and say they were forced to do so again yesterday in Bristol with a high demand from customers. However, many were left irritated by the move, with one person telling ... View the full article

Mirror.co.uk Uber under fire for massive price surge as soon as thunderstorm ... Mirror.co.uk Customers faced fares four times the usual cost or were left to brave the treacherous conditions during last night's huge thunderstorm. and more » View the full article